cornstalk

[ kawrn-stawk ]

/ ˈkɔrnˌstɔk /

the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.

Origin of cornstalk

An Americanism dating back to 1635–45; corn¹ + stalk¹

Collectors of insects use thin sheets of cornstalk pith to line their insect boxes.

The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work |Mary Rogers Miller
To reach the top of a cornstalk from the ground took him just two seconds and a half.

"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" |Douglas English
They were cornstalk guns, but not the less dangerous on that account.

The Bishop and the Boogerman |Joel Chandler Harris
He had to move about on a crutch, which Uncle Wiggily Longears, that wise old rabbit, gnawed out of a piece of cornstalk for him.

Sammie and Susie Littletail |Howard R. Garis

In five minutes after arms were stacked not a cornstalk remained standing in the field.

Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) |John McElroy

cornstalk

/ (ˈkɔːnˌstɔːk) /

a stalk or stem of corn

Australian slang a tall thin man